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Radiographic Features of Thoracic Complications Occurring in Infants in the Intensive Care Nursery

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Iatrogenic Thoracic Complications

Part of the book series: Radiology of Iatrogenic Disorders ((IATROGENIC))

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The past two decades have witnessed outstanding progress in the rates of survival as well as in the subsequent quality of life of tiny, preterm infants and of neonates with respiratory disorders. These accomplishments can be attributed to the painstaking attention provided by attending physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists based on an escalating understanding of perinatal physiologic and pathologic processes. Concomitant technologic advances in life-support devices and physiologic monitoring instruments, adapted and designed for use in extremely small infants, have played a significant complementary role.

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  1. Harvard Medical School, USA

    Peter G. Herman M.D. (Professor of Radiology Director) (Professor of Radiology Director)

  2. Division of Thoracic Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Peter G. Herman M.D. (Professor of Radiology Director) (Professor of Radiology Director)

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Harris, G.B.C. (1983). Radiographic Features of Thoracic Complications Occurring in Infants in the Intensive Care Nursery. In: Herman, P.G. (eds) Iatrogenic Thoracic Complications. Radiology of Iatrogenic Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5446-1_7

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